Wallingford

Amphenol Corp. reported a sharp increase in first-quarter sales and profit following a recent $10.5 billion acquisition.

Connecticut Foodshare’s recent $3.5 million sale of its Bloomfield warehouse will reduce operating costs and help fund an expansion of its Wallingford facility, according to the organization’s CEO.

The Connecticut company wants to buy back almost 2 million shares in ADC India Communications, which it acquired last year.

Inspired by his father's unrealized dream of building a flying car, Hartford entrepreneur Robert Zielonka co-founded Escape Velocity Partners to give early-stage Connecticut startups the capital and mentorship he says too many promising inventors never had access to.

Massachusetts landlord KS Partners paid $9.1 million for the 33%-occupied Campus at Greenhill, betting that capital investment and a flexible leasing strategy can breathe new life into a building that has cycled through bankruptcy, foreclosure and four owners in less than two decades.

Wallingford manufacturer Amphenol Corp. said its board of directors has approved a leadership succession plan that will shift the company’s chairmanship in May.

The electronics and fiber-optic connector manufacturer said fourth-quarter sales rose 49% from a year earlier to $6.44 billion.

Wallingford-based X9 Inc. raised nearly $13.7 million to develop an AI-guided device that uses ultrasound to help insert dialysis needles, receiving FDA approval for its ultrasound-only version in October.

Wallingford-based Amphenol has closed on its biggest ever acquisition — the purchase of Connectivity and Cable Solutions from CommScope.

Fresh off acquiring two hospitals east of the Connecticut River, Hartford HealthCare is now seeking to acquire a large cardiologist group based in Wallingford for $3 million.